Country music legend Guy Clark dead at 74
NEW YORK , United States (AFP) -- Country legend Guy Clark, whose vivid tales of lonesome characters and the rough…
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NBA: League admits key missed call in Thunder-Warriors
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) -- The NBA on Tuesday admitted missing a traveling violation by Oklahoma City's Russell Westbrook…
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Canada wildfires destroy oil workers’ lodge
OTTAWA , Canada (AFP) -- Wildfires sweeping through Canada's Alberta province on Tuesday destroyed a remote lodge used to house…
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Maduro: presiding over Venezuela’s crisis in shadow of Chavez
by Alexander MARTINEZ CARACAS , Venezuela (AFP) -- Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro owes his rule to his left-wing predecessor, the…
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Record $31mn sale of biggest vivid pink diamond at Geneva auction
GENEVA , Switzerland (AFP) -- A 15.38-carat vivid pink diamond, the biggest of its kind to go on auction, was…
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Kristen Stewart defends booed Cannes contender
by Deborah COLE CANNES , France (AFP) -- "Twilight" star Kristen Stewart, whose supernatural new movie "Personal Shopper" drew boos…
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Obama congratulates Philippines president-elect Duterte
WASHINGTON ,United States (AFP) -- US President Barack Obama on Tuesday congratulated Philippines president-elect Rodrigo Duterte on his landslide victory…
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US Senate votes to allow 9/11 victims to sue Saudi Arabia
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) Wednesday 5/18/2016 -The US Senate approved legislation Tuesday that would allow September 11 victims and their…
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Kentucky, Oregon primaries open, more ripe turf for Clinton Primary voting in
by Michael Mathes HOPKINSVILLE , United States (AFP) -- Presidential primaries opened Tuesday in Kentucky and Oregon, giving Hillary Clinton…
8 years ago
Japan economy avoids recession with 0.4% growth in Q1
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) Wednesday 5/18/2016 --- Japan sidestepped a feared recession in the first quarter, preliminary data showed Wednesday, but the…
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